Three individuals were inducted into the Northampton Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.

Matthew Erdosy, Gary Kellner and Lindsey Knupp were honored prior to the Konkrete Kids’ boys basketball game against Whitehall at Pete Schneider Gym.

Who knows if anyone from the current Northampton team will ever become a Hall of Famer, but at the moment the K-Kids are playing the kind of quality basketball worthy of their own salute.

Northampton overcame a slow start and an 18-8 deficit two minutes into the second quarter to roll past the Zephyrs, 55-37, for its ninth straight victory.

Photo Gallery: Whitehall played Northampton on Hall of Fame Night at Northampton. Northmapton won 55-37.

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Aidan Ellwood had 19 points and four assists and Cory Weisbenberger chipped in 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists as the Konkrete Kids improved to 12-3 overall, 7-3 in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

At the moment, no one in the area is playing better than Northampton, which is coming off a 9-13 season that included a 4-12 EPC mark.

Even down 10 early in the second quarter, the K-Kids didn’t panic.

“All year, we’ve been to handle adversity,” Northampton coach Coy Stampone said. “Early in the year, Aidan was hurt. But we handled that. The other night at Bethlehem Catholic, we were down with five seconds to go and came up with a big play to win. These guys are resilient.”

Whitehall, fighting for a District 11 tournament berth, came out with a triangle-and-two defense. It was designed to slow down Ellwood and Weisenberger, who have averaged more than 44 points per game between them.

The Zephs executed their plan well for the game’s first 10 minutes.

However, Whitehall hurt itself offensively with 12 turnovers and 16-for-53 shooting and Northampton was able to push the tempo off rebounds and loose balls.

The Konkrete Kids took a 23-22 lead at halftime and then held Whitehall to 15 points after intermission.

“We had a rough first half, but we turned it over and got the offense going,” Weisenberger said. “They were outrebounding us early, but we got the rebounds and got going. We need to get the boards and get the ball in Aidan’s hands. Once we do that, we’re fine.”

Weisenberger said the winning streak feels amazing.

“There’s no better feeling than this,” he said. “We can keep going. I’ve never been on a team that has played better than this.”

The challenges will keep coming. Allen visits Northampton on Wednesday and the K-Kids will play Liberty and Blue Mountain to close out the week.

Weisenberger said he’ll never forget his game-winning basket at the buzzer to beat Becahi.

While that drama and celebration will be hard to match, more memories could be made by the Konkrete Kids.

“Everybody is playing with such confidence right now and you don’t know who it’s going to be on a given night,” Stampone said. “Aidan and Cory are very stable as seniors, but then you look out at the court and you’ll see three sophomores out there also playing well. Guys like Spencer Cole, Zach Gula and Tyrese Brandon are all contributing.”

Whitehall coach Jeff Jones also has a program with a bright future considering the number of underclassmen he’s playing. He thought his team executed the game plan well, but just couldn’t make shots.

“We’ve had those scoring lulls all season, and after you miss a few, you start pressing,” Jones said.

Jones is not discouraged even though his team is 5-11 overall, 2-8 in the EPC and needs to win its last six games to qualify for districts.

“I haven’t really thought about districts all year,” Jones said. “We started two sophomores and two juniors tonight and we’re encouraged by their progress and that’s the important thing. The kids work hard and we’re trying to get better every day at practice. It’s been very positive.”

THREE POINTS FROM TUESDAY’S GAMES

1. Emmaus rallied from a 16-point deficit and outscored visiting Nazareth 26-6 in the fourth quarter to register a key 57-50 EPC win to get back above .500 at 8-7. Bryce Diehl, who missed Monday’s one-point loss to Parkland with an illness, led the way with 15.

2. Wilson Area, one of the surprise teams of the year, won its seventh straight game. The Warriors, who were just 10-12 last year, improved to 11-5 with a 58-53 win over Catasauqua.

3. Northern Lehigh, another of the area’s biggest surprises, stunned Notre Dame-Green Pond 53-48 behind an 18-point effort by Brandon Hess. The Bulldogs won just one game two years ago and were 7-15 last year. Now, they’re 10-7 and one win away from a District 11 tournament berth.